Posted by Terry Love on September 03, 1998 at 02:07:23:
In Reply to: Main shut off valve (galvanized plumbing) posted by Mike D on August 25, 1998 at 17:48:49:

Mike,
That is about how it is done now. We used to use a lot of dielectric unions at one time. Electricians pointed out a few dead plumber to us and warned us to quit messing with the grounding of our pipes, which they had so kindly connected with 8 gauge copper wire to the main breaker panels.
http://www.terrylove.com/pipe.htm
Terry